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Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

LinkedIn just recently made a strategic acquisition that should help in their mission of finding and curating talent. They’ve officially announced their purchase of Connectifier, an innovative startup helping recruiters find top talent. Connectifier has a very impressive client list, including Dropbox, Facebook, eBay, Netflix,

The Oculus Rift, one of the more premium virtual reality headsets on the market has just announced it’s price and release date. Created by Palmer Luckey, the VR headset first entered conceptualization while Luckey was studying at USC. But it was kept under wraps until

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced news that came as a shock the public, he’d be taking two months off from work in preparation for the birth of his daughter. Zuckerberg is making a leave that is unheard of in the fast-paced startup world, especially for

Apple’s Sept. 9th Keynote speech introduced an arsenal of new features for already existing products as well as the introduction of a few new devices. Here’s a quick summary of everything you need to know from Apple’s event. Apple Watch x Hermes Apple plays their

Though a recent article exposed how charities are using their investment portfolios like venture capitalists, many nonprofits are still behind on how to raise money for their foundations. Working on an archaic system of donations, fundraisers, mailers, etc; grassroots nonprofits have had a hard time coming into the

Chinese companies are buying up U.S. real estate in San Francisco, but real estate is not the only investment surging in 2015. Chinese companies are looking at securing patents. By investing in U.S. research labs, China is targeting inventive U.S. companies — moving from production

The parable of “[…] give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime,” is not a new biblical allegory. If a person is teachable, he or she becomes better equipped